Not assigned |
Nanaloricida |
Pliciloricidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in oligotrophic to eutrophic environments, with mud contents in the surface layer (Ref. 78772). Also in white to beige sediments, with mud contents and foraminiferans (Ref. 115934).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gad, G. 2005 Results of the DIVA-1 Expedition of RV ‘‘METEOR’’ (Cruise M48/1): Giant Higgins-larvae with paedogenetic reproduction from the deep sea of the Angola Basin - evidence for a new life cycle and for abyssal gigantism in Loricifera?. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 5:59-75. (Ref. 78772)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
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Eggs
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Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.
